There is fast, and then there is the fastest of the fast.
As of press time, there is a clear delineation both on the pacing side and on the trotting side for the fastest 13 performers of either gait. On the pace, those 13 horses — all male pacers — range between 1:45.4 and 1:46.3.
On the trotting side, that range is more narrow: by one-fifth of a second from 1:48.4 to 1:49.2.
Three of the 13 fastest trotters in harness racing history — Lexus Kody, Emotion Legacy and Date Night Hanover — were added to that short and illustrious list this year. Also notable, five of the fastest 13 trotters are female.
Without factoring post position, if the 13 fastest trotters in harness racing history were placed in a race which horse would win? The choices are (in alphabetical order):
- Atlanta
- Date Night Hanover
- Ecurie D DK
- Emoticon Legacy
- Hannelore Hanover
- Homicide Hunter
- Jiggy Jog S
- Lexus Kody
- Logan Park
- Manchego
- Sebastian K S
- Six Pack
- Southwind Tyrion
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(Standardbred Canada)